corrode
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
The acid corroded the metal
Types & categories
- damage hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
The metal corroded
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | corroding |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rusting |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rust |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrosive |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | rust |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | damage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | corroding |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rusting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrosion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rust |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrosive |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | corrode |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | decay |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | eat away |